A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 59 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina (37 miles). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 245.06 km (152 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 06:47:29 / 6:47 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -66.8322° West, latitude -23.9516° South, depth = 245.06 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 03/11/18 / 2018-11-03 09:47:29 / November 3, 2018 @ 9:47 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us2000i6ct. Unique identifier: us2000i6ct.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days ninety-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 59 km WNW of San Antonio de los Cobres, Argentina.
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